Below are the squads for the 1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament in France. Hungary and Switzerland were the only teams who had players from foreign clubs. Both of such players represented French clubs. Nine selected players by Germany came from the qualified but not participating Austria due to Anschluss. Rosters include reserves, alternates, and preselected players that may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.

Italy

Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo

Hungary

Head coach: Károly Dietz

Brazil

Head coach: Adhemar Pimenta

Sweden

Head coach: 🇭🇺 József Nagy

Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Josef Meissner

Switzerland

Head coach: 🇩🇪 Karl Rappan

Cuba

Head coach: José Tapia

France

Head coach: Gaston Barreau

Romania

Head coach: Alexandru Săvulescu and Costel Rădulescu

Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

Poland

Head coach: Józef Kałuża

Norway

Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen

Belgium

Head coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Butler

Netherlands

Head coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bob Glendenning

Dutch East Indies

Head coach: Johan Mastenbroek

Coaches representation by country